User manual

Making Data Discs
Making a Mac Only Disc
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Compression and Encryption
If you are recording a Mac Only data disc that does not span multiple discs,
you can compress and encrypt the contents prior to recording. You can
access the disc contents on any Mac OS X system. Toast is not required to
decompress or decrypt the contents.
To compress a Mac Only disc:
1 Prepare your disc as you normally would. See Making a Mac Only Disc
on page 63.
2 If necessary, click the Options button at the upper-right side of the
Toast window to reveal the Options panel. Click Use compression.
3 Click the red Burn button.
The contents are compressed to a single file and recorded to the disc.
To access a compressed disc:
1 Insert the disc into a drive.
The disc contains a single file containing the compressed contents of
the disc.
2 Double-click the compressed file.
The file decompresses to the desktop.
To encrypt a Mac Only disc:
1 Prepare your disc as you normally would. See Making a Mac Only Disc
on page 63.
2 If necessary, click the Options button at the upper-right side of the
Toast window to reveal the Options panel. Click Use encryption.
3 Click the red Burn button.
4 When prompted, enter a password and click OK.
Warning: Keep your password in a safe place. If you forget your
password, there will be no way to access the data on the disc.
The contents are 128-bit encrypted to a single file and recorded to the disc.